Coordinates: 52°06′58″N 0°36′38″W / 52.1161°N 0.6105°W
| Astwood | |
  Astwood
Astwood shown within Buckinghamshire |
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| Population | 131 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | Milton Keynes |
| Ceremonial county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MILTON KEYNES |
| MK16 | |
| Dialling code | 01908 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Milton Keynes North East |
| List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire | |
Astwood is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes, ceremonial Buckinghamshire, England, on the border with Bedfordshire.[2]
The village name is Anglo Saxon and means Eastern Wood.
The churchyard of the parish church of St Peter is considered by some as being one of the prettiest in the county.[3] Most of the older buildings in the village have thatched roofs making for a quaint rural setting.
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